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    New world speed record set by Learjet 60 XR aircraft

    Oct. 20, 2010
    ATLANTA, 20 Oct. 2010. Bombardier Aerospace announced that its high-performance Learjet 60 XR aircraft set a new speed record on August 8, 2010, flying 8,847 kilometers from Wichita, Kan., to Sao Paulo, Brazil with one stop in Cali, Colombia in just 11 hours, 58 minutes. The flight was officially sanctioned by the National Aeronautics Association (N.A.A.) and the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (F.A.I.) on September 8, 2010.
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    Posted by John McHaleATLANTA, 20 Oct. 2010. Bombardier Aerospace announced that its high-performance Learjet 60 XR business aircraft set a new speed record on August 8, 2010, flying 8,847 kilometers from Wichita, Kan., to São Paulo, Brazil with one stop in Cali, Colombia in just 11 hours, 58 minutes. The flight was officially sanctioned by the National Aeronautics Association (N.A.A.) and the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (F.A.I.) on September 8, 2010.Bombardier's Learjet 60 XR business jet departed Wichita Airport (KICT) with a two-person crew and four passengers. The flight started at a long-range cruise speed of 428 KTAS or 793 kilometers per hour, beginning at FL370 and ending at FL430. The aircraft made one 25-minute stop before departing for its final destination. The average speed was 750 kilometers per hour throughout the flight, with average tailwinds of five knots. The Learjet 60 XR aircraft landed, after flying normal descent and full arrival procedures, at both Cali (SKCL) and Sao Paulo (SBKP)."The aircraft performed a superb takeoff from Wichita Airport at 02:00 local time and climbed directly to 11,278 meters in 12 minutes," says Chris Walker, captain, Bombardier Business Aircraft. The first leg to Cali (4,432 kilometers) was completed in five hours, 49 minutes, and the subsequent leg continued to Sao Paulo (4,415 kilometers), arriving five hours and 44 minutes later. "This record flight proves the Learjet 60 XR's outstanding performance capabilities and that by flying the factory-published profiles, the aircraft will deliver consistent results," says Kerry Swanson, captain, Bombardier Business Aircraft.This new N.A.A.-sanctioned world record for the Learjet 60 XR aircraft represents the fastest time ever recorded for a civil flight between Wichita and Sao Paulo and is the seventh speed record for the aircraft type, Bombardier officials say.

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